{"id":32814,"date":"2023-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/?p=32814"},"modified":"2025-05-25T13:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T17:03:23","slug":"shining-light-on-suicide-awareness-month-40-vital-resources-to-get-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/pt\/blog\/shining-light-on-suicide-awareness-month-40-vital-resources-to-get-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Iluminando o M\u00eas de Conscientiza\u00e7\u00e3o sobre o Suic\u00eddio: 40 Recursos Vitais para Obter Ajuda"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Welcome back from summer vacation!<\/p>\n

September is designated National Suicide Prevention Month, in part to help de-stigmatize discussing suicide and mental illness and to promote mental health strategies that help our school communities not just live but live happier lives.<\/p>\n

In this post, we offer 40 critical resources to help you, your children, students, staff, or others in your community in a crisis or non-life-threatening situation.<\/p>\n

Suicide is one of the greatest health crises of our day, with nearly 3,000 people<\/a>, on average, taking their own lives every day. The statistics for young people are tragic, raising alarm bells at schools nationwide. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, the most recent national data reveals that \u201cpeople 10-24 years old account for 14%<\/a> of all suicides\u2014surpassing\u00a06,500 deaths <\/a>yearly.\u201d This makes suicide the second leading cause<\/a> of death among our students.<\/p>\n

Educators Play a Leading Role in Youth Suicide Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n

As educators, we can actively reduce these premature deaths by creating physically safer, culturally accepting, and emotionally safe schools. The more we normalize mental health issues and work in concert with community experts and organizations, the more we can help students deal with the unprecedented stress they experience at home and school.<\/p>\n

September is Suicide Awareness Month. Now is the ideal opportunity to focus on wellness and suicide prevention for K-12 students.<\/p>\n

The Rising Tide of Mental Illness and Suicide Among Children and Teens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s hard to look away from the alarming statistics. These aren\u2019t just numbers\u2014they\u2019re children we care about. Sometimes, mental health and behavioral issues have already been brought to our attention and hopefully are being appropriately addressed. Other times, we see risk factors, such as absences and poor performance. Still, other times, a child\u2019s problems are invisible, even to teachers, parents, and friends who see them daily.<\/p>\n

Despite the many health and wellness programs schools have put into place, the rate of child and teen suicide continues to rise:<\/p>\n